Homeless Advocates Call on Gov. Cuomo to Get 6,000 New Supportive Housing Units Up and Running Posted on November 21, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone in New York Daily News With winter fast approaching, homeless advocates Monday are set to launch a new campaign designed to push Gov. Cuomo to follow through on a promise to fund the building of 6,000 new units of supportive housing over five years. The effort by Campaign 4 NY/NY Ho ..Read More
Homelessness Reaches New Heights in NYC as Nation Sees Seven-Year Decline Posted on November 17, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone in New York Daily News Despite a record rate of homeless in New York City, homelessness across the country has continued to decline over the past seven years, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced Thursday. There were 549,928 homeless people on a single nigh ..Read More
Homelessness in the U.S. Was Down Slightly Over the Past Year Posted on November 17, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone in NPR Homelessness in the U.S. declined over the past year. Even so, there were large increases in several cities, including Los Angeles and Seattle. Overall, almost 550,000 individuals were homeless on a single night earlier this year, according to a new report by ..Read More
New York City Exempted From Changes to Section 8 Housing Posted on November 16, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone in The Wall Street Journal After push back from tenant advocates and landlords alike, New York City will be exempted from an Obama administration regulation that could have forced more than 55,000 low-income New Yorkers to pay more rent or move to cheaper apartments. ..Read More
NYC Will Be Exempt From New Federal Housing Subsidy Rules Meant to Combat Income Segregation Posted on November 15, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone in New York Daily News New York City will be exempted from new federal housing subsidy rules critics warned would have made the city’s affordable housing crisis even worse. The Obama administration Tuesday unveiled new rules to combat income segregation by encouraging landlord ..Read More
ArtWalk NY Benefitting Coalition for the Homeless Honors Kenny Scharf and Mike De Paola Posted on November 15, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone in Arte Fuse The 22nd annual ARTWALK NY, benefiting the Coalition for the Homeless, was held on Thursday, November 3, 2016 at the Metropolitan Pavilion in Manhattan—raising roughly $750,000 for the cause. Continuing their ongoing commitment to supporting the arts, ARTWAL ..Read More
Legal Aid Attorneys Hail Forest Hills Lawmaker’s Plan to Combat Homelessness Posted on November 9, 2016 by Nicole Edine in QNS As the city scrambles to find a permanent solution to the homelessness crisis, one local lawmaker from Forest Hills has received the support of the Association of Legal Aid Attorneys – UAW Local 2325 for his Home Stability Support (HSS) plan. Dozens gathered ..Read More
Voting While Homeless Is No Easy Thing Posted on November 9, 2016 by Nicole Edine in Jezebel EAST HARLEM – Cecelia Grant, a retired public school teacher, has been living on the street since June. On Tuesday, she voted for the first time today in 20 years. “Being a registered voter means I’m a part of ‘We the People,’” she mused. “Any ti ..Read More
In New York, Homeless and Making Plans to Vote Posted on November 7, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone in The New York Times At 7 a.m. on Monday, the line for the soup kitchen snaked through a hallway of St. Bartholomew’s Church in Midtown Manhattan as men and a few women, bundled in layers of worn jackets and sweatshirts, waited for a breakfast of mixed greens and egg noodles wit ..Read More
